Nigeria, July 27 -- Team Nigeria's impressive start to the 2026 Commonwealth Games continued on Sunday as weightlifter Ruth Asuquo Nyong won the country's seventh medal in Glasgow

The development prompted the National Sports Commission (NSC) Director General, Bukola Olopade, to express confidence that Nigeria remains on course for a successful outing.

Nyong claimed the silver medal in the women's 48kg weightlifting event after lifting a combined total of 168kg. She finished behind India's Mirabai Saikhom, who won gold with a Commonwealth Games record total of 190kg.

The silver medal increased Nigeria's tally to seven medals after a remarkable opening day that produced three gold and three silver medals, largely through the country's do...